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IDF soldiers kill terrorist who tried to infiltrate Israel

July 19, 2014

IDF soldiers killed a terrorist who tried to infiltrate southern Israel on Saturday morning. Two IDF soldiers sustained moderate wounds in the incident, in the Eshkol region, some 15 kilometers from the southern Gaza border, Israeli security forces told residents of the area to remain in their homes during the incident.

The order was lifted in the early afternoon, but residents were reminded tro remain 15 seconds away from a shelter at all times.

A number of terrorists infiltrated through a terror tunnel and opened fire with both machine guns and anti-tank missiles at an IDF force patrolling area. The troops returned fire and pushed the terrorists back into the Gaza Strip. IAF aircrafts also stuck several terrorists during the invidents.

Internal Security Minister Yitzhak Aharonovich said earlier Saturday morning during a visit to Ashdod that there was a “skirmish with terrorists on the border fence”.

Hamas also said Saturday morning that its men were “behind enemy lines” and exchanging fire with IDF troops near the Gaza border fence in the center of the Gaza Strip. Israeli soldiers had been wounded in the skirmish, the group said. The Popular Resistance Committees also said that they ambushed the IDF in northern Gaza, and reported an exchange of fire.

Lebanese TV network Al Mayadeen reported that Israeli attack helicopters were circling from over Ashkelon to the sky over the northern Gaza Strip, due to concern of terrorist infiltration from the sea.

There was a security alert in the Eshkol Regional Council area on Saturday morning, and parts of Highway 4 in southern Israel were closed due to security activity in the area. Residents were instructed to remain in their homes.

A report in the Lebanese press said there was high alert between Ashkelon and the northern Gaza border due to fears of terrorist infiltration by sea.